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Laurel School Board unanimously approves FY25 budget, personnel actions and policies
Summary
The board approved the FY25 operating budget, accepted financial reports, passed second readings of two personnel and grading policies, and ratified multiple personnel attachments, fundraisers and trips during the Jan. 15 meeting; all listed motions were approved on roll call.
The Laurel School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the district's FY25 operating budget and a slate of routine items during its Jan. 15 meeting.
During the meeting the board approved: the agenda; minutes of the Dec. 11, 2024, regular meeting; the FY25 operating budget as submitted; the Feb. 1 financial position report; second readings of policy GCBD (professional staff leaves and absences) and policy IKA‑R1 (grading for newcomers and multilingual learners); a group of fundraisers; trips and professional trips as submitted; and personnel attachments A (professional), B (support), C (coaches) and D (cafeteria) that had been discussed in executive session. The chair called each motion, and roll‑call votes were recorded as "Approved" for each item.
Motions and sponsorships noted in the record included the agenda approval moved by Mister Nichols and seconded by Missus Pugh; the minutes approval moved by Missus Isler and seconded by Mister Nichols; and the FY25 budget recommendation moved by Missus Isler and seconded by Mister Nichols. The meeting transcript records named roll‑call confirmations of approval (for example, Mister Nichols, Missus Pugh, Missus Isler, and Miss Ralph appear in the roll calls) but does not show a separate tally beyond the chair's readout of each member's "Approved" response.
Financial staff reported a protected deficit figure of $187,000 related to FY25 planning and said a state reduction plan of $419,000 had been submitted and approved. The financial position report and several audits (local funds, construction, class size) were listed as ongoing.
No contested motions or recorded no‑votes appeared in the transcript. The meeting concluded with an announcement that the next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Laurel Middle High School cafeteria, and the board adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
